Filling up of Supernumerary Posts of Assistant Teachers
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Filling up of supernumerary posts of assistant teachers including Physical & Work Education teachers and non-teaching staff in the recognised aided/ sponsored Schools for accommodating waitlisted candidatesGovernment of West Bengal
School Education Department
Secondary Branch
Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
No. 692-SL/5S-202/2022 (Part) Date: 19.05.2022
ORDER
Sub: Filling up of supernumerary posts of assistant teachers including Physical & Work Education teachers and non-teaching staff in the recognised aided/ sponsored Schools for accommodating waitlisted candidates
Whereas, a proposal was sent to the State Cabinet for creation of supernumerary posts of assistant teachers including Physical & Work Education teachers and non-teaching staff in the recognised aided/ sponsored Schools as follows:
(a) “Creation and filling up of:
(i) 5261 supernumerary posts with breakup of as follows:
(a) 1932 posts of Assistant Teacher for class IX-X
(b) 247 posts of Assistant Teacher for class XI-XII
(c) 1102 posts of Gr. C and
(d) 1980 posts of Gr. D in the recognised aided/ sponsored Schools for accommodating Soma Das and other similarly situated waitlisted candidates who are adversely affected due to recommendation made by jumping in the rank, subject to outcome of the pending cases.
(ii) 1600 supernumerary posts of Assistant Teachers (with breakup of 750 Work Education and 850 Physical Education) for absorbing all waitlisted candidates.
(b) Permission to the State Government in the Department of School Education to issue necessary direction to the Commission by invoking section 19 of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 and to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, in the interest of education, in terms rule 3(2) of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (Appointment, Confirmation, Conduct and Discipline of Teachers and Non-Teaching Staff) Rules, 2018 for absorption of such waitlisted candidates in the proposed supernumerary posts to be created with the approval of the cabinet. However, the same shall be subject to outcome of pending litigation(s) before the Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta.”
And whereas, the State Cabinet has been pleased to take decision in its 22nd meeting dated 05.05.2022 and accorded approval vide No. 276 dated 05th May, 2022
Now, therefore in exercise of power conferred under section 19 of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997, the Governor has been pleased to create 6861 supernumerary posts of teachers and non-teaching staff as detailed at para-I for absorbing the waitlisted candidates in the supernumerary posts so created as per approval of the State Cabinet.
In exercise of power under rule 3(2) of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (Appointment, Confirmation, Conduct and Discipline of Teachers and Non-Teaching Staff) Rules, 2018, the Governor is further pleased to direct that appointment letters to such waitlisted candidates should be issued in terms of recommendation of the West Bengal School Service Commission in strict compliance of the extant rules subject to the outcome of pending litigation(s) before the Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta.
This order is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide U.O No. 02 Group P2 dated 05/05/2022 and approval of the State Cabinet vide No. 276 dated 5th May, 2022.
Deputy Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal